prophet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/ (UK)
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/ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/ (UK) · /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ (US)

Definition of prophet

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    “Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.”
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noun

  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    “Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.”
  2. Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

name

  1. (Judaism)Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.
  2. (with-definite-article)Jesus.
  3. (with-definite-article)Muhammad.
    “He would sit crouched up in a corner of the cave all day long, calling upon Allah and the Prophet to protect him.”
  4. A surname

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.

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